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May082013

Vietnam travel tips

International flights to Vietnam, Laos,
Cambodia

You want to go on a trip to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and
you're looking for a decent airline, however the choice between many airlines
can be a real headache! Some tips to choose well among airlines!

To start and find schedules and fares, the Internet is a
very good way. Sites exist and they are many. The www.voyages-sncf.com website
is highly acclaimed in France to find flights example. This will give you an
initial idea of ​​prices and options. You can also go to the websites of each
company to study promotions but are rarely found price differences. If you can,
be a little flexible on dates that can be sometimes very advantageous to leave
or go mid week instead of a weekend. This is also the first thing to do,
determine your travel period, duration and your flexibility if you have any.
This information will help to mediate faster your choice!

Fisrtsly, you have to get your Vietnam Visa before going embarquement

Direct flight or stopover?

Two airlines offer such direct flights between France and
Vietnam: Vietnam Airlines and Air France, both members of the SkyTeam alliance,
so there are flights shares (that is to say, flight Air France but Vietnam
Airlines plane and vice versa, in general it is specified). Other stops offer:
as Qatar Airlines with a stopover in Doha, Cathay Pacific with a stopover in
Hong Kong, Thai Airways with stopover in Bangkok ... and there are probably
many more! To go to Cambodia or Laos you can also stop in Hanoi for example in
the case of Vietnam Airlines.

In the case of a direct flight you will arrive directly
from Paris to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City in about 12 hours of flight. The
advantage of a direct flight, even if the price can sometimes be a little
higher, is limiting the flight time and minimum expectations (sometimes
longer!) In a transit airport. This prevents connections and possible problems
or delays do not miss the match!

This is often the cheapest rate that you will choose a
direct flight. The airline you choose will pass through the local airport which
leave its other devices towards particular to Hanoi or HCM City. In this case
the flight time is longer. And if there are delays or misses, the company will
do anything to get you to your final destination.

If you have limited in Vietnam for your vacation time
prefer a direct flight!

Which airline to choose?

Again, the price is likely to guide your choice! For those
who allow a slightly higher price of a ticket does not hesitate to look at the
performance of companies. It must nevertheless admit that the services in
general are highly standardized in all classes of aircraft.

The Gulf airlines are nevertheless known for comfort. Thai
Airways is also highly rated, especially with a new plane from Paris (replacing
an old Boeing 747). Singapore Airline operates daily A380 flight from Paris,
all new aircraft and great service on board! But remember, for these companies,
the travel time will be longer as mandatory stop. As for Air France and Vietnam
Airlines flights are direct and services are equivalent to each other ... Both
companies offer a little more comfortable than traditional classes Eco Eco
Premium. However, do not expect something really different in terms of price.
It may be noted that aircraft cabins Air France Vietnam are normally all
renovated while Vietnam Airlines aircraft could review their design.

Flight schedules are also a selection criterion. You might
prefer to travel by day or night. The advantage of a flight day is that we do
not feel the discomfort of a bad night in a plane! When choosing a night flight
and if you want to sleep, choose the flights that depart later to be sure you
fall asleep after dinner. If you go to 16h, you will not sleep before midnight
is half the flight!

When you do your research, the type of device may be
mentioned, there is often a Boeing or Airbus (the mark of the aircraft, one
company may have both Boeing and Airbus).

Boeing are generally noisier than Airbus aircraft and it
can be felt over such long distances (earplugs are provided in all planes to
reduce noise).

Concerning equipment companies there is a site on the
internet that compares the devices of all companies: http://www.seatguru.com/.
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On this site find your device and determine what are the best seats in the
airplane. This site is in English and unfortunately Vietnam Airlines is not yet
referenced.

The choice of place in a plane can sometimes make a
reservation if you make during the registration at the departure airport. Do
not worry, all the seats are generally good and there are some differences, but
some tips can be useful if you have a choice:

- The parking exits are often interesting for tall people
because there is more space for the legs. They are often made quickly and some
companies offer you the book for about 50 euros extra. BUT places exits also
have disadvantages: in general the armrest of the seat is larger and does not
get up so that the seat seems less wide, you are a little tighter. Moreover,
during the flight people like to move and go where there is a place that is to
say, the output ... so it can get crowded around you and it can be annoying. On
long haul flights there is usually enough space between seats in economy class,
do not resign if you do not have an emergency exit.

- You can generally choose side aisle or window. But when
you're in the last recording there is less choice and many places in between.
The window allows you to look at the scenery but be aware that you will not see
much because the flight altitude is high (10-12 km) and it reduces your freedom
of movement during the flight. The hallway provides the advantage that you can
move when you want without having to disturb their neighbors. If the company
offers, register online in advance (about 24 hours before the flight) and
choose your seat on the plane.

- Do you find yourself near the toilet because you will
suffer some disadvantages ... and near places or crews preparing meals.

- In a 747 (with floor) try to get a spot on the floor (if
it is an economic class). You will be quieter.

Advice: for the choice of seats, arrive
early at the airport to check in!

The geography and climate of Vietnam

The geography and climate of Vietnam

Vietnam raises, its geographical configuration, many
picturesque comparisons. Sometimes it is a big "S" that hold the
small school looking to memorize things by symbols. Sometimes it is seen, due
to its strategic position in the heart of Southeast Asia and its place as a
crossroads of civilizations and East-West relations, as the balcony of the
Pacific. Lovers of fantasy willingly see it as a 1,600 km long dragon head and
huge belly shrinks, whose feet walk on the Mekong. For those who are familiar
with scenes of daily life of Vietnamese peasants, this country is like a yoke
carrying two baskets of rice: the Red River Delta (15,000 km2) on one side and
the Mekong Delta (45,000 km2) of other, both dotted with rice fields and
inhabited largely by ethnic majority (the Viet or Kinh).

The equivalent of the word "country" in
Vietnamese is "Dat nuoc" (Dat: earth, nuoc: water). These are both
essential to the economy and civilization of a people whose way of life is
formed and governed by planting rice in flooded fields. It is not by chance
called Vietnam the country of water and legends.

Another term for "country" is "non
song" (literally mountain and river). We find that ubiquitous element of
water, which is essential to rice crops. The word also evokes the hills and
mountains, concentrated in the north and center, covering three-quarters of an
area covering some 330,000 km2 and turning China Sea on nearly 3,300 km of
coastline. Vietnam borders with China in the north (1 650km), Laos to the west
(1150 km) and Cambodia to the south-west (950 km), borders are now peaceful.

According to a popular legend, the Vietnamese were all
descendants of `common parents: the valereux Lac Long Quan, Dragon Swamp,
immortal and beautiful Au Co, the bird of the mountains. They percent son going
by half in and half the mountain to the plains. The French geographer Yves
Lacoste sees this legend, marked by geography and often referred to by the
Vietnamese to justify the need for solidarity and unity, reflecting the
formation of the Vietnamese people, the population, first installed foothills,
was coming to conquer the Red River delta late, when became large enough to
build levees along the rivers and coasts.

The fight against the devastating floods, which are
repeated year after year in the Red River basin in the typhoon season (July to
October), is told by another legend, that of the eternal conflict between the
Genie of the Mountains and Engineering water about a beautiful princess, the
conflict from which the victory always belongs to those who wait knows: the
Genius of the Mountain.

The heat and humidity are the two major characteristics of
the Vietnamese climate. To talk about the scorching summer heat, Vietnamese
uses the terms: heat burning kidneys, skin burning sun, heat to burst the sky,
or heat roast. On average, there are monthly 200 hours of sunshine in the
summer and 130 hours in winter. Rain on it is very abundant. Indeed it rains an
average of 100 days per year. This hot and humid tropical climate explains the
lush vegetation throughout the year. Nature and life rhythm also with the
monsoons (seasonal winds). check here to get vietnam visa on arrival The monsoon regime determines the south - from
Danang-two very distinct seasons: the dry season (September to April) during
which there is no rain and almost the rainy season during which rain is
expected for all day (May to September). A good army general must constantly
keep in mind this characteristic: guerrilla exploits the rainy season while the
pitched battle still awaits the dry season.

To travel as there are good and bad periods. In the North,
the best time is the month of November and the end of April or early May,
during which the temperature varies between 15 and 25 degrees. The worst period
is the month of July and early August, when summer is in full swing with
temperatures can climb to 40 degrees in the shade. In the center, the best time
is between February and May, while the recommended period is the month of
September, when typhoons may form and abattrent on the coast. In the South,
there is no bad time, but the dry season is better than the rainy season.